The Directors present the strategic report for Renewable Transport Fuel Services Ltd (the “Company”) and its subsidiaries (the “Group”) for the year ended 31 March 2026.
The principal activity of the Company continues to be that of sourcing and delivery of biomethane for transport to CNG Fuels Ltd ("CNG Fuels"), who are the Group's principal customer and fellow group undertaking, in the UK through an exclusive supply agreement. The demand of Biomethane, as reflected in the CNG dispensed volume, increased by 15% during this financial year and is likely to go through further growth in the years to come. The Directors do not anticipate any changes in the Company’s principal activity going forward.
The Company mass balances renewable biomethane from biomass feedstocks through the natural gas pipeline grid in sufficient quantities to match those quantities of Bio-CNG dispensed to provide customers with up to 100% renewable and sustainable low-carbon fuel for their vehicles. The Company is the exclusive supplier of biomethane to CNG Fuels and has been so since its formation in early 2017.
The biomethane that the Company supplies to CNG Fuels is required to meet all of the sustainability criteria of the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO) to qualify as biomethane for transport. These requirements are available in the Department for Transport - RTFO Guidance for Biomethane, including as a chemical precursor and RTFO Compliance Guidance 2026. CNG Fuels receives the Biomethane from the Company which is audited each month by an accredited RTFO auditor to prove compliance of the dispensed Biomethane with the RTFO requirements. Once the monthly supply has been deemed to be compliant it is eligible to receive Renewable Transport Fuel Certificates ("RTFCs") which are able to be monetised through sale to other fuel suppliers who require them to meet their increasing biofuel-mandated blending obligation levels.
The Company contracted Biomethane from almost 60 different counterparts across Europe up to the year ending 31st March 2026. The term of individual contracts in the sourcing portfolio are spread between a spot volume of 1-month to 10-year contracts. Market exposures to volatility in the natural gas price, bio-premium and RTFC prices are managed using a variety of contract pricing models and hedging instruments.
The Company’s principal sources of revenue are the sales of biomethane premium, natural gas and the sale of RTFCs to obligated fuel suppliers and these RTFCs are valued through a number of market-based factors and traded either directly between supplier counterparties or via a number of brokers.
On 7 August 2025, the Company completed a transaction with Green Create W2V whereby the Company purchased 100% of the shares of Bio Energie Holwerd B.V. a biomethane plant situated in Holwerd, the Netherlands. The acquisition was made through Refuels Holding B.V., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. The biomethane produced by Bio Energie Holwerd B.V. will be delivered by the Company to CNG Fuels for use in Transport. During this financial year, various upgrades have been carried out to the plant. The production is planned to start in the second half of the financial year ending March 2027.
Results and dividends
The profit for the financial year amounted to £12,188,746 (2025: 6,952,418) as shown on page 12 and the net assets of the Group amounted to £23,446,846 (2025: £14,617,529) as shown on page 13.
Revenue has increased in the financial year due to the increase in Biomethane volume and also an increase in RTFC price. The increase in net assets is the impact of the total comprehensive profit for the year and other movements in equity, illustrated on page 15.
Ordinary dividends were paid amounting to £3,159,326.
The primary commercial business risks and uncertainties affecting the Group relate to considerations specified below. In addition to these risks, the Group is also exposed to cash flow, credit, liquidity and foreign exchange risk. Details of management policies to mitigate these risks are detailed in notes 1.14, 19, and 23 to the financial statements.
Biomethane supply materially impaired
Customers primarily choose compressed biomethane for their carbon-saving benefits. In the Obligation Period of 2025, the Company provided 100% of its Bio-CNG as RTFO-approved biomethane. While there was ample supply in the Obligation period, any systematic impairment to supply from sources or countries would affect the carbon saving credentials to an extent.
Inventory risk
CNG Fuels’ demand has been remarkably robust against recent market disruptions. If CNG Fuels does not dispense enough biomethane due to increased competition or delays to large orders of arriving trucks into their customer fleets, the Company will still need to meet its obligations.
Competition Risk supply side
The Company competes with a range of alternative feedstock and fuel providers. Competition arises not only from companies that source and supply biomethane to the transport sector, but also from businesses operating in other decarbonisation markets, including the maritime, construction, and industrial sectors.
The business also faces competition from diesel and other widely adopted alternative fuels that it does not supply, including Liquefied Natural Gas ("LNG") and Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil ("HVO"). These fuels possess distinct characteristics that make them attractive alternatives for certain applications and customer segments.
Loss of key employees
The Company has developed a unique trading business in which employees have developed critical know-how on the trading of biomethane with all the legislation and engineering behind it in order to meet all the regulatory requirements.
Market Risk
The Company manages and monitors a combination of exposure it has, including natural gas prices, intercountry gas market spreads, GBP/EUR exchange rates, border capacity and gas shipping costs, biomethane supply costs and RTFC prices. The Company’s principal revenue source is from the sale of RTFCs generated at CNG Fuels stations from the supply of biomethane, and secondarily the sale of natural gas associated with the biomethane supply contracts from suppliers. So these are the principal risks the business must consider within its overall mitigation strategy.
Policy Risk
The business is supported by multiple government-implemented policies and frameworks including the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO) and the EU RED and national legislations in European countries.
The RTFO framework is viewed as a robust piece of low carbon transport legislation with no end date and increasing obligations to supply renewable fuels continuing to increase until 2032. The business can generate Renewable Transport Fuel Certificates by supplying RTFO-approved biomethane. These, in turn, enable it to purchase growing supplies of biomethane to meet customer needs.
The EU RED framework assesses for example the classification of feedstocks, the multiplier between the first and the second generation feedstocks and greenhouse gas emissions calculations.
Geopolitical Risk
The geopolitical tensions in the middle-east and the ongoing Ukraine-Russian conflict continue to impact the natural gas prices, natural gas hub spreads and volatility within the natural gas market. There is still uncertainty on the aforementioned conflicts which can result in increase of volatility in the natural gas, biopremium and RTFC markets.
Fraud and corruption risks
With regard to identifying and mitigating fraud and corruption risks, the Company has taken the following measures.
Control environment
The culture of the Company is fostered through general standards of conducting business, the mission and vision of the Company, its core values, the code of conduct and its corporate responsibility policy. These are applicable to all employees.
Code of conduct and employee development
The Company’s code of conduct provides practical guidelines that clarify the importance of acting with integrity. These guidelines consider, among other things, the dealings of employees, contracts with suppliers and other contractors, bribery and corruption, fraud and theft, conflict of interest and fostering fair competition. Sanctions can be imposed if the code of conduct is breached. Ethical and compliant behaviour is a core value of our business. Our clients, suppliers, employees and other stakeholders must be able to rely on absolute integrity from our part. As such, it is non-negotiable. All our activities rely on and require ethical and compliant conduct from our leaders, employees and partners in all aspects of our companies’ business.
Whistle blower
For concerns relating to misconduct at work, breaches of this Code of Conduct or other illegal activities within the Company, employees are encouraged to raise concerns in the knowledge that their action will be viewed positively and that they will be protected from victimisation which may result from their reporting of these facts. Actual or suspected criminal offences, failure to comply with legal obligations, serious health and safety risks, modification or falsification of sustainability documentation and record keeping, damage to the environment, financial and procedural irregularities as well as deliberate suppression or concealment of any of these should be reported.
Corruption risks
The Company is resolutely opposed to bribery and corruption regardless of its form. Sales and purchases of the company’s products or services are made solely on the basis of price, quality, performance, value, and for the benefit of the Company. Business decisions, sales or purchases must never be made as a result of inducements from third parties such as: gifts; money; entertainment; or favours in any other form.
Management involvement
The informal side of risk management is primarily driven by the direct involvement of the Management Board. The Company believes that this is crucial, because circumstances that apply to projects can be unpredictable, and relying only on formalised procedures can be insufficient. Therefore, the Company believes that it is important to involve individuals with sufficient knowledge and experience.
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) help the board assess performance against Group priorities set out during the year.
Volumes: The Company increased its Bio-CNG dispensed volumes by 5% during the Financial Year compared to the preceding financial year, while the volume of CNG dispensed increased by 15%. The increase in CNG volumes exceeded the increase in biomethane supply volumes due to the utilization of biomethane volumes carried forward from the previous financial year, when biomethane supply volumes exceeded CNG volumes dispensed. In addition, CNG Fuels recorded strong performance through both the acquisition of new customers and the expansion of existing customer fleets, with customers replacing increasing numbers of diesel tractor units with Compressed Natural Gas ("CNG") tractor units. As a result, the number of CNG tractor units in operation in April 2026 was 11% higher than in April 2025.Biomethane secured: The business supplied 100% RTFO-approved renewable biomethane from waste feedstocks to CNG Fuels across the 2025 obligation (calendar year).
Employees: During the year the Group retained an average of 15 employees.
The principal activities of the Company and the Group are expected to remain unchanged going forward. The Company strives to increase its biomethane sourcing capabilities and broaden the diversity of its supply portfolio, and actively explores opportunities in alternative sourcing markets within Europe and new pricing and contract models to align with supplier interests.
Directors of the Company must act in the way which they consider, in good faith, would be most likely to promote the success of the Company for the benefit of its members as a whole. They must do so in accordance with a set of general principles and duties. These duties are detailed in Section 172 of the Companies Act 2006, summarised as follows:
Consider the likely consequences of any decisions in the long term,
Consider the interests of the Company’s employees,
Need to foster the Company’s business relationships with suppliers, customers and other key stakeholders,
Review and assess the impact of the Company’s operations on the community and the environment,
Maintain a reputation for high standards of business conduct, and
Act fairly between members of the Company.
In discharging its Section 172 duties the Board has considered the factors set out above and the views of key stakeholders, including the creditors of the Company.
The directors consider the needs of various stakeholders of the Company and the wider Group, and ensure engagement, consultation and action with such groups, to the appropriate degrees. This is crucial for building and maintaining positive relationships to help facilitate the long term success of the Group.
The directors have identified the following key stakeholder groups, the reasons for their importance and how the Company actively engages with them to support the ethos of Section 172:
Employees
Our team is essential to our business success and achieving the strategic goals set by the board. We strive to attract top talent and provide our employees with the skills necessary to drive ongoing business growth.
Customers
We engage with our customers to understand their evolving needs and ensure our ability to adapt accordingly.
Suppliers
We depend on the capability and performance of our suppliers to carry out our core business activities, and we will continue to cultivate strong partnerships with them.
Community and the environment
We strive to ensure a consistent and reliable supply of biomethane to the transport market, aiming to contribute to cleaner air in communities and a reduction in climate change impacts. Furthermore, we understand the importance the production of biomethane has on economic growth and job creation in the renewable sector.
Long term decision making
We have long-term ambitions to maintain our position as the leading specialist in sourcing and supplying biomethane. To meet increasing demand and secure our position in the industry, making strategic, long-term decisions is essential for our continued success.
Maintaining a reputation for high standards of business conduct
We strive to operate ethically and responsibly with all our stakeholders to uphold high standards of business conduct.
Act fairly between members of the company
There is a careful balance between executing the Company’s long-term strategy and its impact on stakeholders. In our decision-making, we consider the effects on all stakeholders and strive to act in a manner that is fair to everyone involved with the Company.
On behalf of the board
The directors present their annual report and financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2026.
The results for the year are set out on page 12.
Ordinary dividends were paid amounting to £3,159,326.
The directors who held office during the year and up to the date of signature of the financial statements were as follows:
At the time of approving the directors report, management liability insurance was in force for the benefit of the directors of the Group. This cover was also in force during the periods covered by the financial statements.
There have been no significant events affecting the Group since the year end.
Please refer to the Group's strategic report for information around the future developments of the Group.
In accordance with the company's articles, a resolution proposing that Price Bailey LLP Chartered Accountants and Statutory Auditor be reappointed as auditor of the company and group will be put at a General Meeting.
Entities within the group subject to streamlined carbon and energy reporting have not consumed more than 40,000 kWh of energy in this reporting period, they qualify as low energy users under these regulations and are not required to report on its emissions, energy consumption or energy efficiency activities.
The directors have at the time of approving the financial statements, a reasonable expectation that the group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements
In preparing these financial statements, International Accounting Standard 1 requires that directors:
properly select and apply accounting policies;
present information, including accounting policies, in a manner that provides relevant, reliable, comparable and understandable information;
provide additional disclosures when compliance with the specific requirements in IFRSs are insufficient to enable users to understand the impact of particular transactions, other events and conditions on the entity's financial position and financial performance; and
make an assessment of the group's and parent company's ability to continue as a going concern.
The directors are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the group's and company’s transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the group and parent company, and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the group and parent company, and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
We have audited the financial statements of Renewable Transport Fuel Services Limited (the ‘parent company’) and its subsidiaries (the ‘group’) for the year ended 31 March 2026 which comprise the consolidated statement of comprehensive income, the consolidated and company statement of financial position, the consolidated and company statement of changes in equity, the consolidated and company statement of cash flows and the consolidated and company notes to the financial statements, including significant accounting policies.
The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and UK adopted international accounting standards.
Basis for opinion
We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the group in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the Financial Reporting Council's Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
Conclusions relating to going concern
In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.
Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the group's and parent company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.
Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the directors with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.
Other information
The other information comprises the information included in the annual report other than the financial statements and our auditor's report thereon. The directors are responsible for the other information contained within the annual report. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon. Our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the course of the audit, or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact.
We have nothing to report in this regard.
Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006
In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of our audit:
the information given in the strategic report and the directors' report for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and
the group Strategic Report and the directors' report have been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.
In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the group and parent company and their environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the Group Strategic Report or the directors' report.
We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:
adequate accounting records have not been kept by the parent company, or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or
the parent company financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or
certain disclosures of directors' remuneration specified by law are not made; or
we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit.
As explained more fully in the directors' responsibilities statement, the directors are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the directors determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. In preparing the financial statements, the directors are responsible for assessing the group and parent company's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the directors either intend to liquidate the group or parent company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor's report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.
The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud, is detailed below.
Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud, is detailed below.
We gained an understanding of the legal and regulatory framework applicable to the company and the industry in which it operates and considered the risk of material misstatement in respect of irregularities, including fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations. This included those regulations directly related to the financial statements, including financial reporting, tax legislation and distributable profits and industry regulations including renewable fuel obligations, GDPR, employment law and health and safety.
We communicated the identified laws and regulations with the audit team and remained alert to any indications of non-compliance throughout the audit. We carried out specific procedures to address the risks identified.
These included the following:
Agreeing the financial statement disclosures to underlying supporting documentation to assess compliance with provisions of relevant laws and regulations described as having a direct effect on the financial statements;
Enquiries of management including those responsible for key regulations; and
Performing analytical procedures to identify any unusual or unexpected relationships that may indicate risks of material misstatement due to fraud.
In addressing the risk of management override of controls, we carried out testing of journal entries and other adjustments for appropriateness, assessing whether the judgements made in making accounting estimates are indicative of a potential bias and evaluating the business rationale of significant transactions outside the normal course of business.
Because of the inherent limitations of an audit, there is a risk that we will not detect all irregularities, including those leading to a material misstatement in the financial statements or non-compliance with regulation. This risk increases the more that compliance with a law or regulation is removed from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, as we will be less likely to become aware of instances of non-compliance.
The risk is also greater regarding irregularities occurring due to fraud rather than error, as fraud involves intentional concealment, forgery, collusion, omission or misrepresentation.
A further description of our responsibilities is available on the Financial Reporting Council's website at: https://www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor's report.
Use of our report
This report is made solely to the parent company's members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the parent company’s members those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor's report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the parent company and the parent company’s members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.
The income statement has been prepared on the basis that all operations are continuing operations.
Renewable Transport Fuel Services Limited is a private company limited by shares incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is 55 Station Road, Beaconsfield, England, HP9 1QL. The Company and Group's principal activities and nature of its operations are disclosed in the directors' report.
The Group consists of Renewable Transport Fuel Services Limited and all of its subsidiaries.
The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the Group. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £.
The cost of a business combination is the fair value at the acquisition date of the assets given, equity instruments issued and liabilities incurred or assumed, plus costs directly attributable to the business combination. The excess of the cost of a business combination over the fair value of the identifiable assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities acquired is recognised as goodwill.
The cost of the combination includes the estimated amount of contingent consideration that is probable and can be measured reliably, and is adjusted for changes in contingent consideration after the acquisition date.
Provisional fair values recognised for business combinations in previous periods are adjusted retrospectively for final fair values determined in the 12 months following the acquisition date.
The consolidated Group financial statements consist of the financial statements of the parent company Renewable Transport Fuel Services Limited together with all entities controlled by the parent company (its subsidiaries) and the Group’s share of its interests in joint ventures and associates.
All financial statements are made up to 31 March 2026. Where necessary, adjustments are made to the financial statements of subsidiaries to bring the accounting policies used into line with those used by other members of the Group.
All intra-group transactions, balances and unrealised gains on transactions between group companies are eliminated on consolidation. Unrealised losses are also eliminated unless the transaction provides evidence of an impairment of the asset transferred.
Subsidiaries are consolidated in the Group’s financial statements from the date that control commences until the date that control ceases.
The Group recognises revenue from the following major sources:
Natural Gas
Biomethane Premium
RTFC Revenue
The nature, timing of satisfaction of performance obligations and significant payment terms of the group's major sources of revenue are as follows:
Revenue from the sale of goods is recognised at the point in time when control of the goods has transferred to the customer. This is generally when the goods are delivered to the customer.
Biomethane is purchased from producers and shipped via gas pipelines to the UK. The natural gas component of the Biomethane is sold off on the National Balancing (NBP) Virtual Trading Point, operated by National Grid, the transmissions system operator in the UK, as natural gas. Natural gas is sold via monthly, quarterly or annual forward contracts or against the spot price (some day ahead and weekend price benchmark). Invoices are raised the month following delivery of the sale, with manual journal bookings recognising the revenue in the month the revenue relates to. This results in accrued income balances being recognised within the statement of financial position until the customer invoice is generated.
The portion of the Biomethane that remains after the natural gas has been sold off is the BioPremium, which passes into inventory. The volume sold is equivalent to the amount of compressed natural gas that customers have dispensed into trucks. The volume is known immediately after the end of the month, with sales invoices being raised to customers in the month following delivery and manual journal bookings recognising the revenue in the month of sale. This results in accrued income balances being recognised within the statement of financial position for the period in which the control of goods changes hands, until the corresponding sales invoice is raised the month after.
Renewable transport fuel certificates (RTFC) revenue arises from the sale of such certificates to customers with revenue being recognised at the point the certificate is delivered to the client. There is no right of return or warranty on the RTFC, hence revenue is recognised in full without possible provision immediately after the transfer of control of the certificate.
The gain or loss arising on the disposal of an asset is determined as the difference between the sale proceeds and the carrying value of the asset, and is recognised in the income statement.
Recoverable amount is the higher of fair value less costs to sell and value in use. In assessing value in use, the estimated future cash flows are discounted to their present value using a pre-tax discount rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the asset for which the estimates of future cash flows have not been adjusted.
If the recoverable amount of an asset (or cash-generating unit) is estimated to be less than its carrying amount, the carrying amount of the asset (or cash-generating unit) is reduced to its recoverable amount. An impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss, unless the relevant asset is carried at a revalued amount, in which case the impairment loss is treated as a revaluation decrease.
Where an impairment loss subsequently reverses, the carrying amount of the asset (or cash-generating unit) is increased to the revised estimate of its recoverable amount, but so that the increased carrying amount does not exceed the carrying amount that would have been determined had no impairment loss been recognised for the asset (or cash-generating unit) in prior years. A reversal of an impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss, unless the relevant asset is carried at a revalued amount, in which case the reversal of the impairment loss is treated as a revaluation increase.
Financial assets are derecognised only when the contractual rights to the cash flows from the asset expire, or when it transfers the financial asset and substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to another entity.
The Group recognises financial debt when the Group becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instruments. Financial liabilities are classified as either 'financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss' or 'other financial liabilities'.
Other financial liabilities, including borrowings, trade payables and other short-term monetary liabilities, are initially measured at fair value net of transaction costs directly attributable to the issuance of the financial liability. They are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method. For the purposes of each financial liability, interest expense includes initial transaction costs and any premium payable on redemption, as well as any interest or coupon payable while the liability is outstanding.
Financial liabilities are derecognised when, and only when, the group’s obligations are discharged, cancelled, or they expire.
Equity instruments issued by the parent company are recorded at the proceeds received, net of direct issue costs. Dividends payable on equity instruments are recognised as liabilities once they are no longer payable at the discretion of the company.
The Group enters into foreign exchange forward contracts in order to manage its exposure to foreign exchange risk. The company also enters into natural gas forward contracts in order to manage its exposure to fluctuations in the price of its key inventories. These are held as financial instruments at fair value through profit and loss as they represent instruments held for trading purposes of the business rather than that held for speculative investments, and there is an demonstrable traded market for such instruments, which gives rise to a monetary value of such derivatives.
Derivatives are initially recognised at fair value at the date a derivative contract is entered into and are subsequently remeasured to fair value at each reporting end date. The resulting gain or loss is recognised in profit or loss immediately unless the derivative is designated and effective as a hedging instrument, in which event the timing of the recognition in profit or loss depends on the nature of the hedge relationship.
A derivative with a positive fair value is recognised as a financial asset, whereas a derivative with a negative fair value is recognised as a financial liability. A derivative is presented as a non-current asset or liability if the remaining maturity of the instrument is more than 12 months and it is not expected to be realised or settled within 12 months. Other derivatives are classified as current assets or liabilities.
The tax expense represents the sum of the tax currently payable and deferred tax.
The carrying amount of deferred tax assets is reviewed at each reporting end date and reduced to the extent that it is no longer probable that sufficient taxable profits will be available to allow all or part of the asset to be recovered. Deferred tax is calculated at the tax rates that are expected to apply in the period when the liability is settled or the asset is realised. Deferred tax is charged or credited in the income statement, except when it relates to items charged or credited directly to equity, in which case the deferred tax is also dealt with in equity. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset when the group has a legally enforceable right to offset current tax assets and liabilities and the deferred tax assets and liabilities relate to taxes levied by the same tax authority.
Equity-settled share-based payments are measured at fair value at the date of grant, or earlier if there was a shared understanding of the terms of the scheme, by reference to the fair value of the equity instruments granted using the Black-Scholes model. The fair value determined at the grant date is expensed on a straight-line basis over the vesting period, based on the estimate of shares that will eventually vest. A corresponding adjustment is made to equity.
When the terms and conditions of equity-settled share-based payments at the time they were granted are subsequently modified, the fair value of the share-based payment under the original terms and conditions and under the modified terms and conditions are both determined at the date of the modification. Any excess of the modified fair value over the original fair value is recognised over the remaining vesting period in addition to the grant date fair value of the original share-based payment. The share-based payment expense is not adjusted if the modified fair value is less than the original fair value.
Cancellations or settlements (including those resulting from employee redundancies) are treated as an acceleration of vesting and the amount that would have been recognised over the remaining vesting period is recognised immediately.
Share based payment expenses are recognised on behalf of the ultimate parent company for the options available to the staff of the Group. These charges are based on the share price available on an open market exchange.
In the current year, the following new and revised standards, amendments and interpretations have been adopted by the Group. The impact of the adoption of these standards and amendments is not deemed to have a material effect on the current or prior period, and is not anticipated to have a material effect on future periods:
Lack of Exchangeability (Amendments to IAS 21)
At the date of authorisation of these financial statements, the following standards and interpretations, which have not yet been applied in these financial statements, were in issue but not yet effective (and in some cases had not yet been adopted by the UK):
Annual Improvements to IFRS Accounting Standards — Volume 11
Amendments to IFRS 9 and IFRS 7 — Amendments to the Classification and Measurement of Financial Instruments
Contracts Referencing Nature-dependent Electricity (Amendments to IFRS 9 and IFRS 7)
IFRS 18 Presentation and Disclosure in Financial Statements
IFRS 19 Subsidiaries without Public Accountability: Disclosures
Translation to a Hyperinflationary Presentation Currency (IAS 21)
The directors anticipate that the adoption of these standards, amendments and interpretations in future periods will not have a material impact on the financial statements of the Group.
In the application of the company’s accounting policies, the directors are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amount of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised, if the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods if the revision affects both current and future periods.
The estimates and assumptions which have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amount of assets and liabilities are outlined below.
The average monthly number of persons (including directors) employed by the group during the year was:
Their aggregate remuneration comprised:
The number of directors for whom retirements benefits are accruing under defined contribution schemes amounted to 0 (2025 - 0).
The charge for the year can be reconciled to the (loss)/profit per the income statement as follows:
At the reporting date, the Group had UK tax adjusted losses of £Nil (2025: £Nil) available.
Goodwill relates to the acquisition of an incorporated business in 2021, Renewable Energy Fuels B.V. Goodwill represents the excess consideration paid over the fair value of the net assets acquired at the date of acquisition.
The directors have carried out an annual impairment review. They do not believe the underlying cash generating unit to have suffered any indicators of impairment at the current or comparative reporting date.
Details of the Company's subsidiaries at 31 March 2026 are as follows:
Included within trade receivables are ledger debts due from related parties of £6,671,085 (2025: £2,540,377) conducted at market rate on standard credit terms.
Amounts owed by fellow group undertakings are comprised of intercompany balances due from the immediate parent undertaking, are unsecured, interest free and repayable on demand.
The directors consider that the carrying amount of trade and other receivables is approximately equal to their fair value.
No receivable balances are impaired at the reporting end date.
At 31 March 2026, trade receivables are shown net of an allowance for doubtful debts of £Nil (2025: £Nil). Write-offs, reversals and new provisions were all £Nil during the year (2025: £Nil).
The expected credit loss rate applied to trade receivables is based on the Group's historical credit losses experienced over the three year period to 31 March 2026, which are nil due to the probability of default being so low the required impairment would be immaterial. As such, management has not provided for any expected credit losses arising against trade receivables outstanding at the year end. Management has also considered the fact that materially all of its trade receivable balances at the reporting date are with related parties and judges the associated credit risk with such customers to be remote.
Supplier finance arrangements entered into to settle annual insurance policies, which are structured to be repaid over 10 repayments commencing April 2026. Suppliers have already received payment for these liabilities at both reporting dates and there is not deemed to be any comparable trade payables.
Other loans are unsecured, interest charged at 4.5% per annum and repayable in full in January 2036.
The directors consider that the carrying amounts of financial liabilities carried at amortised cost in the financial statements approximate to their fair values.
The following table details the remaining contractual maturity for the group's financial liabilities with agreed repayment periods. The contractual maturity is based on the earliest date on which the group may be required to pay.
Borrowings represent supplier finance arrangements payable in equal instalments over 10 months April to December and unsecured loans with interest charged at 4.5% per annum and repayable in full in January 2036.
Included within borrowings are:
£116,482 (2025: £136,498) supplier finance arrangements payable in equal instalments over over 10 months April to December.
£1,862,706 (2025: £Nil) unsecured loans with interest charged at 4.5% per annum and repayable in full in January 2036.
Responsibility for liquidity risk management rests with the board of directors, which has established an appropriate liquidity risk management framework for the management of the Group's funding and liquidity management requirements. The Group manages liquidity risk by maintaining adequate reserves, by continuously monitoring forecast and actual cash flows, and by matching the maturity profiles of financial assets and liabilities.
Included within trade payables are ledger debts due to related parties of £997,113 (2025: £Nil) conducted at market rate on standard credit terms.
Amounts owed to the parent and fellow group undertakings were unsecured, interest free and repayable on demand.
The Company registered supplier guarantee deposits of €300,000 in 2021, secured by way of fixed charge and a negative pledge, with The Royal Bank of Scotland Plc. At the year end, no balance was outstanding to suppliers covered by this guarantee.
The following are the major deferred tax assets recognised by the Group and movements thereon during the current and prior reporting period.
During the prior year, the final options available under a share options scheme of the Company were exercised and no further options remain outstanding.
Employees of the Group hold share options under a Share Option Plan in Refuels N.V, the former ultimate parent undertaking (see note 36). In accordance with IFRS 2 Share-based Payment, the Group recognises the vesting charges of these options as a share based payment employment cost, with a corresponding increase in equity contributed by Refuels N.V. The share options granted by the former parent to employees of the Group are exercisable at prices agreed in the executed agreements and due to be settled in equity. The vesting period is over four years, with 25% of total options granted vesting at the first, second, third and fourth anniversary of the Grant Date. The expiry date of options granted under the plan is 10 years following the plan authorisation date, in May 2033.
The value of such share based payments recognised by the Group during the year was £49,249 (2025: £116,546). Vesting charges are recognised with reference to the fair value of equity instruments granted under the plan, using the former parent undertaking's open market exchange price at the date of grant.
At both the current and prior reporting date, no options in the Company itself remained.
Within the value of share based payment expenses recognised, £49,249 (2025: £116,546) represents share based payments recognised on behalf of the former ultimate parent for employees of the Group.
The Company has one class of issued Ordinary share capital. Each share has attached to it one equally ranking vote, rights to a dividend and capital distributions rights.
The share premium account includes any premiums received on the issue of share capital. Any transaction costs associated with the issuing of shares are deducted from share premium.
The capital contribution reserve represents the cumulative capital contributions to the Group by entities with a participating interest in the Group, in respect of share based payments.
On 7 August 2025 the group acquired 100% of the issued capital of Bio Energie Holwerd B.V.. Total cash consideration of €1 was transferred to the seller, for the acquisition. Upon acquisition there was contingent consideration of €1,000,000 however the probability of the contingent consideration being payable is sufficiently remote therefore management have decided not to recognise a liability in respect of this. The acquisition of Bio Energie Holwerd B.V. has been treated as a business combination and details are stated below in respect of the book values and fair value adjustments.
There have been no significant events affecting the Group since the year end.
The remuneration of key management personnel, including directors, is set out below in aggregate for each of the categories specified in IAS 24 Related Party Disclosures.
During the year the group entered into the following transactions with related parties:
Sales of goods to related parties represent revenue recognised for the sale of Biomethane Premium and RTFCs, conducted at the Group's normal market prices.
Purchases of goods from related parties represent costs recognised for the purchase of RTFC's for onward sale.
Purchase of services from related parties relate to management fees charged to the Group.
The following amounts were outstanding at the reporting end date:
Amounts due to entities with joint control over the Company at the prior year end consisted of trade payable balances conducted under the supplier's standard credit terms. Amounts due at the current reporting date were comprised of intercompany amounts payable in respect of group relief losses received, which are interest free, unsecured and paid within 3 months of the reporting date.
Amounts due to the parent company consists of the following balances:
intercompany loans which are unsecured, repayable on demand and interest free.
trade payables balances conducted under the supplier's standard credit terms.
Amounts owed to key management personnel consisted of director loans which were unsecured, repayment on demand and interest free.
The following amounts were outstanding at the reporting end date:
Amounts due from the parent company consist of trade receivable balances conducted under standard credit terms.
Amounts due from entities with joint control over the company consist of:
Trade receivable balances of £6,671,085 (2025: £2,482,941) arising from trade conducted at market rate and payable within the Group's standard credit terms agreed with customers.
The Group has not made any allowance for bad or doubtful debts in respect of related party debtors, nor has any guarantee been given or received during the current year or prior period regarding related party transactions.
As a result of the reorganisation explained in note 36, the parent company in the prior year is now a company with significant influence over the group in the current year.
On 11 April 2025, the wider Refuels N.V. group undertook a reorganisation which resulted in CNG Fuels Ltd becoming the immediate parent undertaking. CNG Fuels Ltd is incorporated in the United Kingdom and its registered office is 1010 Eskdale Road, Winnersh Triangle, Wokingham, United Kingdom, RG41 5TS. CNG Fuels Ltd is the smallest and largest group to consolidate the results of the RTFS Group for the current financial year.
Following the above transaction, the ultimate parent company is now Averon Park Limited and its registered office is C/O Foresight Group LLP, The Shard, 32 London Bridge Street, London, United Kingdom, SE1 9SG.
Averon Park Limited is owned by a number of shareholders and individually no shareholder can exert control.
Renewable Transport Fuel Services Limited is a private company limited by shares incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is 55 Station Road, Beaconsfield, England, HP9 1QL. The company's principal activities and nature of its operations are disclosed in the directors' report.
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with UK adopted international accounting standards and with those parts of the Companies Act 2006 applicable to companies reporting under IFRS, except as otherwise stated.
The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the company. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £.
The Company applies accounting policies consistent with those applied by the Group, other than as stated below. To the extent that an accounting policy is relevant to both Group and parent company financial statements, please refer to the Group financial statements for disclosure of the relevant accounting policy.
The average monthly number of persons (including directors) employed by the Company during the year was:
Their aggregate remuneration comprised:
The directors consider that the carrying amounts of financial assets carried at amortised cost in the financial statements approximate to their fair values.
Details of the Company's principal operating subsidiaries are included in note 16.
Included within trade receivables are ledger debts due from related parties of £6,671,085 (2025: £2,482,941) conducted at market rate on standard credit terms.
Amounts owed by subsidiary undertakings are unsecured, interest free and repayable on demand.
Included within trade payables are ledger debts due to related parties of £4,992,113 (2025: £6,011,260) conducted at market rate on standard credit terms.
Amounts owed to the parent and fellow group undertakings were unsecured, interest free and repayable on demand.
The Company registered supplier guarantee deposits of €300,000 in 2021, secured by way of fixed charge and a negative pledge, with The Royal Bank of Scotland Plc. At the year end, no balance was outstanding to suppliers covered by this guarantee.
Directors' loans are interest free, unsecured and repayable on demand.
Supplier finance arrangements entered into to settle annual insurance policies, which are structured to be repaid over 10 repayments commencing April 2026. Suppliers have already received payment for these liabilities at both reporting dates and there is not deemed to be any comparable trade payables.
Other loans are unsecured, interest charged at 4.5% per annum and repayable in full in January 2036.
The directors consider that the carrying amounts of financial liabilities carried at amortised cost in the financial statements approximate to their fair values.
The following are the major deferred tax liabilities and assets recognised by the Company and movements thereon during the current and prior reporting period.